84 DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. [1666 July the twentieth and twenty fourth

Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"

84 DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. [1666

July the twentieth and twenty fourth, and August twenty fourth and twenty
sixth.

Writt to my wyfe and mother in law, to Doctor Collins, Mr. Biyan, and
to Almais Ivanowitsch per post. Writt to my father per Mr. Skeine.

Keceived a letter from my father, dated Achluichries, the twentieth of
October, and another from Generall Dalyell, dated the twenty third of Oc-
tober, from Lieth ; from my brother John, dated Westertowne, the fifteenth
of October ; from my unkle, dated Bomatuthil, October the fifteenth.

Eeceived letters from my ffriends in Mosko per post, in an enclosed from
Collonell Bockhoven.

Writt to my father, unkle, and the Laird of Pitfodells, with that from
his son Pawl.

Writt to my wyfe and ffriends in Eussia, and to Collonell von Bock-
hoven. My cousin, Collonell Patrick Gordon, commonly called Steelhand,
came to London, with another Bohemian collonell with him. Mr. Golt
came. I received my truukes and other baggage which I left at Bruges.

Had Madam Hebden and her daughters at the New Exchange, and
bought for them gloves, etc., for two pounds ten shillings.

Eeceived letters from Doctor Collins, dated Mosko, the twenty fifth of
September ; from Mr. Bryan, dated the twenty seventh ; from my wyfe and
mother in law, whereby I had notice of the birth of a Prince called
John.

I sent a memoriall into the Secretary office concerning my business, and
was promised aue answer.

Eeceived a letter from my cousin, Mr. Thomas Gordon, dated Edin-
burgh, the twelfth of November, with one from my father.

Writt to the generalls * and other friends in Scotland. I had the third
conference with the Lord Chancellor and the Secretary of State, where wee
debated the business I came for, as also that of the priviledges very sharply.
I did writt to my father, unkle, brother, and ffriends in Scotland, sending
four small wipps or rings for tokens.

I sent Charles to sollicite about a letter to the King of Polland for his
fathers releasement.t

* [DalycU and Drummond.] prisoner by the Poles in the year 1661, at a

t [Colonel Philipp Albert von Borkhoven, battle in the neighbourhood of Polotzk, and
Gordon's father-in-law. He had been made had not yet recovered his liberty.]